Discord game store tests kick off with freebies for Nitro users

The competition between Steam and Discord is heating up. Back in July, Steam rolled out a new chat client that appeared to take heavy inspiration from Discord, and today, Discord is biting back by going after Steam's core business of selling games. Yes, Discord has launched a game store of its own, and though it's starting small, it has the...Read more ...

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Monster Hunter: World stomps onto PC

Capcom have just launched Monster Hunter: World on Steam, giving their dinosaur-fighting action-RPG series its long-awaited western PC debut. Going by how the game has rocked Steam's sales charts for several weeks before even launching, it's one many PCnauts have been keen to see. And now it's here. Out now. Available for purchase and play. It's pretty neat, Nic Rueben's Monster Hunter: World PC review will tell you.Read more ...

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Discord is taking on Steam by introducing a new Discord Store and offering access to older games via the Nitro subscription service.Read more ...

Inside The World Of Lo-Fi Horror

Mainstream horror titles have fallen significantly in popularity since their heyday in the PS1 era. Although games like Resident Evil 7 and Until Dawn made waves upon release, their success is tempered by never-released titles like Silent Hills and Dead Space 4, and commercial disappointments like The Evil Within 2. Big publishers seem increasingly hesitant to take a risk on triple-A horror. But while the high-budget space has scaled down, indie creators have stepped up to fill in the gaps and give players the spooks.
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Discord has likened its new storefront to a 'cozy book shop,' explaining it wants to keep the marketplace uncluttered so consumers can easily find what they're after. ...Read more ...

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Discord Opens Up Curated Storefront

Discord is well known as one of the most popular chat apps in the world and likely the primary universal one for gaming. It has become a common place for gamers to congregate and voice chat in and out of games and manage their friends lists across a number of different digital services. It now seems Discord is going to compete with some of those digital services directly.
The chat app is pursuing a store is aggressively curated, hoping to invoke a small town bookstore feel. In the same way employees of locally-owned bookstores write little suggestion cards on new releases and old...Read more ...

Discord is launching a game store

Just a few weeks back, Valve moved into Discord's turf a bit with a dramatic overhaul of Steam's chat system .
Today, Discord is returning the favor by playing with the idea of selling games through its namesake chat platform.
The company says it'll launch a beta of the game store later today, though it'll initially be limited to a small slice of its userbase. More specifically, the beta will roll out to just 50,000 users from Canada at first.
It'll be dabbling in game sales on two fronts: they'll directly sell some games, while other games will be added perks for its Discord Nitro...Read more ...

By selling games to its millions of users, the chat app moves into a new position against rivals like Steam.Read more ...

Discord will start selling games

Discord is looking to supply games directly to its users. The company announced today that it's rolling out a store beta to 50,000 Canadian users, who will be selected from the platform's Nitro subscribers at random. Its launch lineup includes Saints Row: The Third , Metro: Last Light Redux , Super Meat Boy , Hollow Knight , and Starbound .
Discord's game offerings will be curated by employees with the goal of creating a “local bookstore” vibe of hand-picked choices. The company also plans to introduce “First on Discord” titles, indie games exclusive to the platform for 90 days, as well as...Read more ...

The world's largest chat platform for gaming, Discord, has over 150 million users.
On Thursday, the company announced a new digital storefront for games - a major move aimed at taking on the biggest game store in the world, Steam.
Discord's store is limited to start, with only a small handful of games from a few publishers.
With over 150 million users, Discord is the world's largest gaming chat platform.
Though the service is used by lots of different groups, the focus for Discord is gaming: It offers both text and voice chat. On Thursday morning, that service expands into an entirely new...Read more ...